Ahhhh... Wednesday!

[Dixie_Peach 1]

sorry to hear that some of ya'll are having bad dreams...

i feel like i am LIVING the nightmare... lol... that's about what this visa process sums up to be isn't it?

liz... sounds like you have got yourself a wonderful man! i am so glad that ya'll are happy...

You deserve it!

Lynne

[noura 0]

Happy to report... my deposit has arrived in my acct.... don't know where they found, just know it's there now and I'm happy abt it!

As for the cramps... well, #######... they're really bad today! I pray my endometriosis isn't rearing it's ugly head again.... insh'allah, the cycle will slow down and normalize. Due to the heavy cycle, I'm really tired. Alhamdulillah, it wasn't terribly busy today and I just took a 45 min nap at work My last client is here early and I'm going home early - YAY! Probably another nap in order before rehearsal tonite.

Hope everyone's day is going smoothly.... trying to keep up w/ the posts, but gotta rest - 1st things 1st!

Noura

[jordanianprincess 0]

Happy to report... my deposit has arrived in my acct.... don't know where they found, just know it's there now and I'm happy abt it!

As for the cramps... well, #######... they're really bad today! I pray my endometriosis isn't rearing it's ugly head again.... insh'allah, the cycle will slow down and normalize. Due to the heavy cycle, I'm really tired. Alhamdulillah, it wasn't terribly busy today and I just took a 45 min nap at work My last client is here early and I'm going home early - YAY! Probably another nap in order before rehearsal tonite.

Hope everyone's day is going smoothly.... trying to keep up w/ the posts, but gotta rest - 1st things 1st!

Noura

My sister was diagnosed with Endometriosis when shw was 20 (she is now 34) and she would get the worst worst cramps, stayed home for 3 days. After she had her daughter, they continued but her daughter started to get them at the age of 1. We would rush her to the hospital all the time at 1am.

Long story short, she was mis-diagnosed. Turns out (after lots of testing) she had something called Mediterranian Fever and her daughter inherited it. She now takes a pill for it everyday and neither one of them have gotten the cramps since then

[sarah and hicham 3]

I'm trying to guess what you guys do from reading these posts... but I really can't. So what do you guys do ? Where do you work? If you don't mind me asking of course.

Sarah

[noura 0]

Hi Sarah,

I'm self employed as a massage therapist and esthetician. I also teach and perform Oriental Danse (Bellydance) professionally. We have been rehearsing at the studio the last few weeks for a festival this weekend. If it doesn't rain, it should be a good show and lots of fun!

And you're in school for?

Have a great nite everyone!

Noura

[crazyinEgypt 0]

Which career would you like? I have been a hair stylist, worked in criminal justice and was working as a social worker before I came to Egypt.

Which career would you like? I have been a hair stylist, worked in criminal justice and was working as a social worker before I came to Egypt.

I have actually been doing a lot of the families and their friends hair too! They seem to like the "american styles!"

[noura 0]

That's funny CrazyinEgypt!! I am a "retired" hairdresser also! Nice to hear from you, btw. Sorry to hear things are so crazy there now. I pray Amr's visa gets issued soon and that you may come home soon also. Take care and keep in touch when you can!

Noura

[Meriem_DZ 37]

Hi Sarah,

I'm self employed as a massage therapist and esthetician. I also teach and perform Oriental Danse (Bellydance) professionally. We have been rehearsing at the studio the last few weeks for a festival this weekend. If it doesn't rain, it should be a good show and lots of fun!

And you're in school for?

Have a great nite everyone!

Noura

Hey Noura, I wish I could see you Bellydance. That is so cool. You get to wear all those great dance outfits.

I am getting a massage as a gift for mothers day!!! yeaaaaa. My daughter is a office manager at a day spa. Lucky me!

Today I went to the bank to get the statement for the Affidavit of Support. Had to go to Alabama to get a certified copy of my divorce papers. Wrote my updated letter of intention. I have my own private delivery service. Icey is taking them to Algeria for me. Guard them with your life Icey!!!!

Meriem

[iceyspots 0]

Hi Sarah,

I'm self employed as a massage therapist and esthetician. I also teach and perform Oriental Danse (Bellydance) professionally. We have been rehearsing at the studio the last few weeks for a festival this weekend. If it doesn't rain, it should be a good show and lots of fun!

And you're in school for?

Have a great nite everyone!

Noura

Hey Noura, I wish I could see you Bellydance. That is so cool. You get to wear all those great dance outfits.

I am getting a massage as a gift for mothers day!!! yeaaaaa. My daughter is a office manager at a day spa. Lucky me!

Today I went to the bank to get the statement for the Affidavit of Support. Had to go to Alabama to get a certified copy of my divorce papers. Wrote my updated letter of intention. I have my own private delivery service. Icey is taking them to Algeria for me. Guard them with your life Icey!!!!

Meriem

Icey courier service.... 35 hours in transit.... and still slower than DHL.....

[sarah and hicham 3]

Noura,

I'm in school for business administration/international management/accounting in California. And after all of that studying in business I'm going to go to culinary school next fall in San Francisco!!! Makes no sense I know but that's what I want to do and who knows maybe my business degree can be helpful in opening or managing a restaurant??

Goodnight everyone!

Sarah

[jordanianprincess 0]

That's funny CrazyinEgypt!! I am a "retired" hairdresser also! Nice to hear from you, btw. Sorry to hear things are so crazy there now. I pray Amr's visa gets issued soon and that you may come home soon also. Take care and keep in touch when you can!

Noura

I'm a beauty school drop out! really, i am!

[LebaneseMama 1]

I'm a teacher, full time student, and eagerly waiting bride

[Dixie_Peach 1]

Hey Noura, I wish I could see you Bellydance. That is so cool. You get to wear all those great dance outfits.

I am getting a massage as a gift for mothers day!!! yeaaaaa. My daughter is a office manager at a day spa. Lucky me!

Today I went to the bank to get the statement for the Affidavit of Support. Had to go to Alabama to get a certified copy of my divorce papers. Wrote my updated letter of intention. I have my own private delivery service. Icey is taking them to Algeria for me. Guard them with your life Icey!!!!

Meriem

I too would love to see Noura dance...

and Meriem... I can't believe that you have a daughter old enough to work... much less be an office manager... I bet you and your daughter look like SISTERS!!!

Hope ya'll have a great day!

Lynne

PS: I forgot to add... I manage a construction office... also manage a family restaurant in the evenings... full time mom to a 15 year old... and a student of PATIENCE... lol

Edited May 4, 2006 by Dixie_Peach

[Meriem_DZ 37]

Hey Noura, I wish I could see you Bellydance. That is so cool. You get to wear all those great dance outfits.

I am getting a massage as a gift for mothers day!!! yeaaaaa. My daughter is a office manager at a day spa. Lucky me!

Today I went to the bank to get the statement for the Affidavit of Support. Had to go to Alabama to get a certified copy of my divorce papers. Wrote my updated letter of intention. I have my own private delivery service. Icey is taking them to Algeria for me. Guard them with your life Icey!!!!

Meriem

I too would love to see Noura dance...

and Meriem... I can't believe that you have a daughter old enough to work... much less be an office manager... I bet you and your daughter look like SISTERS!!!

Hope ya'll have a great day!

Lynne

PS: I forgot to add... I manage a construction office... also manage a family restaurant in the evenings... full time mom to a 15 year old... and a student of PATIENCE... lol

You are my new BESTEST friend!!! You made my day.

I started having kids at 13.........noooooot! just joking. I was 20.

My oldest daughter 25, she is married with a 2 year old daughter, Olivia. She is expecting a little baby boy in August. They have put her to bed until the baby is born. Her placenta in over her cervix and she is high risk for early delivery. She is a senior at the University of West Florida in Pensacola. She has one more semester. She has a 4.0 gpa. For the remainder of this semester her professors told her not to worry about the last two weeks of school. They told her we know you would have passed anyway. My other daughter is 21, She works at the day spa I was talking about. I was very impressed she got the gob. She was interviewed along with people who had college degrees and they were impressed with her and hired her. Now they say they cant run the place without her. She had been in the Army though, doing some type of Clerical and administrative office work so she had some experience. She has a daughter, Annalee, also 2 years old. They were due 3 days apart, but was born 2 weeks apart. The only one left at home is my 13 year old son Kyle.

Thanks for the great compliment. I was having a not so great morning until I read your post. Cant stop smiling now!

I was a Registered nurse on a medical helicoptor. Worked in Emergency Services for 10 years. In 2000, I took my son to a museum in our town. They had moved a large log cabin to the grounds of the museum and set it up as a display in the 1970's. They had the inside of the cabin set up as if it would have been in the pioneer days. Anyway as my son and I was walking onto the porch to go in, the boards broke and I fell through the porch. I severly injured my back. I had a terrible surgery where they fused my vertebra and put in metal rods, so there went my nursing job. I can walk, but I am limited in the things I can do. No heavy lifting or strenuous work. I have nerve damage in my right leg that bothers me and pain in my back everyday. I am on disability now. So I am a stay at home mom and grandma (Nanni).

Meriem

[Jenn! 918]

I'm an actuarial analyst for an insurance company. Just changed careers after teaching in Italy for 3 years (where I met Wadi!)

I'll pretty much be studying for various exams for the next 5 years or so until I get my FCAS, the highest distinction for actuaries. It's pretty much like getting any other professional degree, but what's great about it is that I can keep working, the company pays for my classes/materials, and I get bonuses for every exam I pass!